Enrichment Opportunities

Elementary


Code - Free K-12 computer science lessons and games to help students learn how to code.

Accelerated Reader

Achieve the Core - Free, ready-to-use classroom resources that support excellent, standards-aligned instruction for all students in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Duolingo - Students can practice a new language with fun games and creative lessons. Duolingo offers experiences in over 20 languages.

**Go Boardmaker - Offering a free trial for parents. Kids can play interactive games with visual supports

Go Math! District adopted Math curriculum for K-6 students

Go Noodle - This site has free videos that kids can follow along to. These are great for Brain Breaks and Physical Activities inside. There are activities, music, sing-alongs, dance-alongs, and more.

iReady - Students that have accounts; can maintain 45 minutes per week per subject

iReady AtHome - other resources

Khan Academy Kids - Khan Academy Kids is a free, fun, educational app with thousands of activities and books that will inspire a lifetime of learning and discovery for young children ages 2-7. Download the app on the Apple, Google Play or Amazon app stores, open the app to sign up with a parent email address, and then head to the Home screen to let the joyful learning begin!

Mystery Science K-5 - District curriculum

National Geographic for Kids - This website has free articles, resources, games, and activities for students of all ages. Search by topics that include science and history lessons.

PBS Kids - Kids can play games and engage in learning activities with their favorite PBS characters

PE Central - PE Lesson Plans & Activities (arranged in Grade Spans - PreSchool, K-2, 3-5, 6-8)

Reflex Math - Students with already existing accounts can login - Click ‘Student login’ and enter the teacher’s name. Students select their class, and then their name.

**Smarty Symbols - Free trial for visual supports for home learning.

Star Fall - Early elementary students can practice phonics skills with read-along stories.

STEMscopes, Grade 6

Storyline Online - Have your kids listen to some of their favorite stories read aloud by movie stars.

TimeForKids - Students can click on their grade level to view student articles

Vooks - Vooks brings children's books to life with animated illustrations, read-a-long text and narrated story. Families can enjoy one month free.

Who Was books - This site provides lesson plans and thinking prompts for many historical figures. There is also a Netflix series that the kids can watch if they are Netflix subscribers

Wonders Login through Canvas - district ELA adopted curriculum

Lifewire - 12 best free learning websites for kids in 2020

*Little Sports - *posts a disclaimer (consult your physician and/or medical doctor etc.) for viewers at the start of each video.

*Cosmic Kids Yoga

*Youtube should always be monitored by parents

**Beneficial for students with special needs

Speech And Language Enrichment

Wellness Resources

Social Emotional Learning

Sel Toolkit

Proxy Authentication

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Secondary

ELD Resources


ABCya - The site includes educational games organized by grade level, from 1st to 5th, and is particularly good for spelling and phonics.

BrainPOP ELL - BrainPOP is a site with engaging learning games, animated movies, and activities covering a variety of topics. There are numerous sites that kids can access, including BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr. (grades K-3), BrainPOP ELL, and BrainPOP Espanol.

Colorin' Colorado - A bilingual (English and Spanish) site of resources for teachers, families, and students.

Dave's ESL Cafe - Includes quizzes, grammar explanations, and discussion forums for students.

Duolingo - Students can practice a new language with fun games and creative lessons. Duolingo offers experiences in over 20 languages.

Easy World of English - This free website has grammar and pronunciation lessons, readings, and a picture dictionary. This site would be great for beginners and family members learning English.

Ellevation Distance Learning - This is a page that teachers can access to find strategies to include ELs in distance learning. A new activity, with lesson plans, will be posted each week.

LACOE Parent Activities and Resources - LACOE has put together a list of activities that parents and students can complete at home. This PDF is on both English and Spanish

National Geographic en Espanol - National Geographic science and literary activities in Spanish

Nearpod EL - Nearpod EL is an added subscription that CISD has specifically for English LEarners. Access this through your Nearpod account, and click on the English Learner library.

Readworks - Readworks lessons are completely free. Students can read, highlight, and annotate digitally, or teachers can print out lessons and send them home. Readworks passages include a variety of topics.

Ventures Arcade - An online supplemental tool to the Ventures textbook series to practice vocabulary and grammar in theme-based contexts.